The Latest Breaking News from the Central Land Council

‘A champion of Aboriginal rights’: Alice Springs leader Geoffrey Shaw dies aged 79

The 79-year-old Vietnam war veteran and founding member of the Central Land Council ‘believed deeply in service’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2025

MP's defamation evidence 'illogical and self-serving'

A Liberal senator "just didn't care" that claims she made about the head of an Aboriginal land council were wrong, a defamation trial has been told.

AAP · Oct 28, 2025

Gina Rinehart among donors to Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s defamation battle

Chief executive officer of the Central Land Council alleges the CLP senator defamed him in a media release

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025

NT water allocation draft risks 'irreversible damage' to country and culture, critics say

Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory fear the new water allocation plan proposed by the territory government threatens the future of country and culture for remote Aboriginal communities in Central Australia.

ABC News · May 9, 2023

Central Land Council condemns 'divisive' politics of Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

The powerful land council issues a strongly-worded statement criticising Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Jacinta Nampijinpa Price for divisive politics and asking her to "not tell lies" about local Indigenous people.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2023

Rangers from across Central Australia come together to share knowledge and hone their skills at training camp

The annual event brings together 20 ranger groups from Central Australia and includes sessions on catching venomous snakes, operating side-by-side vehicles and first aid.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2023